A wordless picture book by an exceptionally talented illustrator/animator to follow in the footsteps of The Snowman. The story of a father and his son who live by themselves in a cosy cabin in the woods. But, one day they are separated out in the beautifully falling snow. The boy is lost and falls asleep. When he wakes up he is surrounded by blinking eyes, a rabbit, a fox, an owl and all manner of other creatures have surrounded him! But with a bear hug he and the woodland animals become best of friends! But soon he misses his dad and so the animals bring him back home. The father opens up his heart and home, and lets nature and love envelop their previously lonely existence.

 

There are 36 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 2018 by Faber & Faber .

Richard Johnson's luminous, intricately detailed illustrations perfectly capture the magic of this classic story. A prize-winning artist, he has illustrated many successful picture and novelty books including, for Macmillan, PETER PAN JIGSAW BOOK (978-1-4050-9098-8). Richard lives in Lincolnshire with his partner.